10 Recommended Gourmet Foods in Hida Takayama - Eating while walking! 

Hida Takayama is famous for its nostalgic old townscape. There are plenty of gourmet foods that are perfect for eating while walking, such as the famous Hida Beef, Takayama ramen, and Japanese sweets.

This time, we will introduce 10 recommended gourmet foods in Hida Takayama.

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飛騨高山ってどんなところ？江戸時代、飛騨国の中心地として栄えた飛騨高山。《詳しくはこちら》① 飛騨高山の定番スポット！歴史ある「古い町並」を散策飛騨高山と言えば、江戸時代から続く「古い町並」。400年以上前の町並みが、ほぼそのまま残されています。上一之町、上二之町、上三之町の三筋は「さんまち通り」と呼ばれており、町屋を利用した土産屋や雑貨店、カフェやレストランが立ち並びます。古い町並には高山の酒蔵が7蔵あり、歩いて巡ることもできるので、お酒好きは必見ですよ！【古い町並】https://www.hidatakayama.or.j...

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A classic in Hida Takayama!
Hida Beef Nigiri Sushi from "Hida Kotte Beef"

Hida beef nigiri sushi 3 types ￥1,000

If you want to eat Hida Takayama's brand beef "Hida beef" at a reasonable price, Hida beef nigiri sushi from "Hida Kotte Beef" is recommended!

The menu consists only of Hida beef nigiri. We only use Hida beef from a specific rare part of Hida beef (grade 5) and Hida rice from Hitomebore. The fresh Hida beef is melt-in-your-mouth sweetness. The three-piece set includes Hida beef nigiri sushi with bamboo charcoal salt and ginger soy sauce, and Hida beef gunkan with quail yolk on top.

Since the food is served on hand-baked crackers instead of plates, there is no waste, which is a nice feature for eating and walking around.

[Hida Kotte Beef]
Address: 34 Kamisannomachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
Parking lot: None

https://takayama-kotteushi.jp/

Taste and compare Hida beef parts!
Jugemu's "Hida Beef Skewers"

Hida beef skewers Marbled thigh ¥500 Lean ¥300

If you want to taste Hida beef directly, skewers are recommended!

At "Jugemu" in the old townscape, you can taste various parts of Hida beef, such as sirloin, marbled thigh, and red meat. The most popular is marbled thighs. Among the Hida beef thighs, they select the most beautiful marbled meat and skewer it.

There is no doubt that you will be surprised at how different parts of Hida beef have different tastes and textures. Please try to eat and compare.

[Jugemu]
Address: 72 Kamisannomachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture

http://j47.jp/jyugemu/

Hot and fluffy Hida beef gourmet
"Hida Gyuman Honpo"

Hida gyuman (beef buns) are recommended during the cold season.

The hot beef buns are filled with stuffing of Hida beef and vegetables seasoned in sukiyaki style inside a sticky skin. For cheese lovers, we recommend the cheese beef bun. It is also perfect for when you feel a little hungry. It is also sold chilled, so it makes a great souvenir.

[Hida Gyuman Honpo]
Address: 24 Kamisannomachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture

If you want to eat Hida beef for lunch, this is the place!
"Maruaki Hida Takayama"

For those who want to enjoy Hida beef for lunch at a leisurely pace, head to Maruaki Hida Takayama, a restaurant directly managed by a Hida beef butcher shop, which is about a 5-minute walk from Takayama Station on the JR line.

This is a restaurant where you can enjoy carefully selected high-quality meat in a variety of dishes such as yakiniku, shabu-shabu, and sukiyaki at a reasonable price.

Hida beef steak box ¥2,580 (weekdays only)

Especially recommended is the [Hida Beef Steak Box], which is available on the weekday-only lunch menu. Hida beef is spread all over the box. The sweetness of Hida beef and pickled wasabi are a perfect match!

You can also have Hida beef nigiri sushi on the single item menu. It's a bargain lunch that's only available on weekdays, so be sure to check it out!

[Maruaki Hida Takayama Branch]
Address: 6-8 Temmacho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
Parking lot: Yes

https://www.hidagyu-maruaki.co.jp/restaurant/restaurant_hidatakayama

The aroma of soy sauce is irresistible,
Mitarashi dumplings from Fujimi-ya

Mitarashi dango (dumpling) 90 yen per stick

Speaking of Takayama specialty, mitarashi dango!

Speaking of "mitarashi" nationwide, sweet sauce is the mainstream, but Takayama's "mitarashi" is grilled with a less sweet soy sauce.

There are several mitarashi dango shops in Takayama City, but this time we went to Fujimi-ya, a long-established dango shop founded in 1947. The stickiness of the rice flour combined with the aroma of tamari soy sauce is irresistible. The reasonable price of 90 yen per stick is also attractive.

[Fujimi-ya]
Address: 3-1 Honmachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture

Yakisoba from Chitose, the soul food of the locals

Speaking of soul food in Hida Takayama, Chitose was founded in 1960. With an orange signboard as a landmark, this restaurant is famous for its yakisoba.

There are more than 15 kinds of yakisoba alone, including "meat" and " squid and egg." The homemade chewy, medium-thick noodles and the sauce, which is made more fragrant by the griddle, are irresistible. It is even better when the noodles are tossed with an egg.

By the way, “Chinese soba” is also excellent, so don’t miss it!

[Chitose]
Address: 6-19 Hanasatocho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
Parking lot: Yes

Crisp and refreshing!
Marupo mandarin oranges from Chanome

Maruppo mandarin orange 100 yen

After the meat dishes, when it's about time you want something refreshing, Maruppomikan from the cafe "Chanome" in the old townscape! A frozen mandarin orange with a crunchy texture.

The sweetness of the homemade syrup and the sourness of the mandarin orange are refreshing, making it perfect for eating while walking! One nice point is that it costs only 100 yen each.

[Chanome]
Address: 83 Kamisannomachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
Parking lot: None

https://takayama-cyanome.jp/

Perfect for souvenirs!
"Sukuna pumpkin three-star pudding"

Three-star pudding of Sukuna pumpkin 350 yen per jar

A recommended souvenir from Takayama is the “Sukuna Pumpkin Three-Star Pudding” produced by the Michelin-listed French restaurant “Lumidi”. This pudding is made with plenty of local ingredients such as Hida Takayama's traditional vegetable "Sukuna Pumpkin", eggs from Hida, and milk from Hida. Each year the pumpkin tastes different, so the label changes like wine.

The natural sweetness and rich flavor of the pureed pumpkin will make you want to eat it again and again. Pumpkin puree seasoned with salt and pepper at the bottom of the bottle! By mixing it with puree, you can enjoy a different taste.

Quantities are limited, so hurry up!

[Three-star pudding of Sukuna pumpkin]
http://www.le-midi.jp/sukunakabocha/pudding.html

Irresistible for cat lovers!
Tohoen’s Lucky Neko Manju

Lucky Neko Manju 5 pieces ¥1,380

The long-established Japanese confectionery shops "Tohoen" and "Shofuku Neko Manju", which were established in 1901, are perfect for souvenirs. It is said to have been created in the image of a stray cat living in a back alley.

Russian blue, white cat, black cat, tabby cat, calico cat. It's all handmade, so it's also attractive that the expression is slightly different.

All of them have different textures and fillings, so it's a lot of fun to eat and compare them! Of course, the taste is exquisite because it is a long-established Japanese confectionery shop.

[Tohoen]
Address: 2 Asahi-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture

https://www.tohoen.com/index.html

Agezuke, a local ingredient of Hida Takayama

Agezuke, a deep-fried tofu with a soy sauce-based sauce, is a local ingredient of Hida Takayama. It became famous after it was introduced on TV.

If you want to buy fried pickles, go to Jinya Tofu Furukawaya, a long-established tofu shop near Takayama Jinya. Furukawaya's deep-fried tofu dough is specially made for deep-fried tofu, and is hand-fried one by one in high-quality oil.

Simply lightly toast the surface with a toaster or frying pan and you can enjoy it. Serve with rice or as a snack.

[Jinya Tofu Furukawaya]
Address: 1-32 Honmachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture

https://www.jinya-tofu.com/products/agezuke.php

This time, we introduced 10 recommended gourmet foods in Hida Takayama. Please use it as a reference for your outing.

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Life Designs

2022.03.25

[2023 version] 2 hours by car from Nagoya! 13 Recommended Sightseeing Spots in Hida Takayama

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/hidatakayama-spot

飛騨高山ってどんなところ？江戸時代、飛騨国の中心地として栄えた飛騨高山。《詳しくはこちら》① 飛騨高山の定番スポット！歴史ある「古い町並」を散策飛騨高山と言えば、江戸時代から続く「古い町並」。400年以上前の町並みが、ほぼそのまま残されています。上一之町、上二之町、上三之町の三筋は「さんまち通り」と呼ばれており、町屋を利用した土産屋や雑貨店、カフェやレストランが立ち並びます。古い町並には高山の酒蔵が7蔵あり、歩いて巡ることもできるので、お酒好きは必見ですよ！【古い町並】https://www.hidatakayama.or.j...